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The Best Breakfast Muffins

Author Notes:This is the recipe that gets used most often in my house. I make these every 2 weeks without fail, as my go to "I'm running out the door" breakfast. They are packed with nutrition and easy for anyone (even non-bakers like me!) to make. I first came across the recipe when I was researching paleo diets, and it's stuck with me. I always change it up a bit but the base is the same- eggs, almond flour, banana, and carrot. - DailyMeals
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Food52 Review: DailyMeals gives us a solid and versatile breakfast muffin recipe that will take care of us in the morning. With a wonderfully moist texture, this muffin packs a bounty of health in every bite. Banana, carrot and egg team up with almond flour, grapeseed oil and flax meal. I love the way that the apple cider vinegar combines with the baking soda. I added both poppy seeds and fresh blueberries in a rustic batter that I hand mixed. The recipe yielded 15 absolutely delicious muffins, which lasted me all week! These muffins fill you with that happy anticipation each morning of a great breakfast. Whether you slowly savor one with a cup of coffee or have to dash off to work in minutes flat, these muffins deliver. Whip up a batch today! - Sagegreen —Sagegreen

(Preheat oven to 350) First, shred your carrot. I use my food processor because its easier, although it does make the carrot quite juicy so you may have to squeeze out excess moisture, or grate with a hand grater. I never measure the carrots exactly, but it should be about 1 1-2 to 2 cups.

Next, smash your bananas with a fork in a medium bowl. Add oil, vinegar, cinnamon, and eggs. Mix with a hand mixer for a minute or so until you have a pretty smooth consistency(there will be some lumps from the banana).

Now mix your flour with the baking soda and add 1/2 the flour mixture at a time into your banana/egg mix. Gently stir to combine.

Last but not least add your carrot. It will take a bit of work to break it all up and make sure the batter is well mixed.

Add to nonstick muffin tins(use paper liners or a silicone tray). This should make 12 muffins. Bake for about 25-35 minutes. Times will vary as this tends to be a very moist muffin. So if you like them a bit drier just cook for a few more minutes. It also depends on the add ons you've put in and their moisture content.

These are impossible to mess up, and a really delicious and super nutritious. Some other variations include: substituting hazelnut meal for some of the almond meal, or adding a bit of steel cut oats if you feel the batter is too wet.

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What is the equivalent of 3 medium carrots, if one can't eat carrots? If bananas are not in season, is there anything to replace them with that is the right amount of gooey / moist (but not too moist)?

Hi! I would guess it’s about 2 cups- you could try shredded apple if you squeeze out some of the moisture or you could try shredded coconut or even some rolled oats but you would add less oats as they will definitely dry hem out more

You could substitute zucchini or apples for the carrots. Wondering where you live that bananas are not in season? I’m in the mid-Atlantic on the East Coast of the USA and we always have bananas in the markets, and cheap, too.<br />I suppose you could substitute applesauce, another fruit purée (like pears or squash), or even lekvar, adjusting the sugar to taste. The bananas add moisture and sweetness and a bit of pectin to help hold the mixture together.

Thanks for the recipe! I agreed with others who made the comments here. The muffins were a bit too salty for me. I would reduce the amount of salt, and also use half almond meal and half flour next time. The texture of the muffins felt too wet. Adding shredded coconut sounds good:-)

A tsp of salt is WAY TOO MUCH! Next time I will only add half. I used half almond meal and half whole wheat flour and I really like the texture and consistency. Unfortunately, the salt is killing it for me.

I love how healthy and tasty these are, but I agree with another person that they came out too wet! I found myself eating it and fearing they were undercooked so I put the muffins back in for another 10 minutes, to find they weren't any firmer. Maybe half flour/half almond flour would do the trick?

I just made these tonight and they were pretty fantastic. I used sunflower oil instead of grape seed and whole wheat flour instead of almond because that is what I had on hand. I threw in shredded coconut, sunflower seeds, pomegranate seeds (hopefully they stay good), and I almost threw in poppy seeds but I forgot. I will certainly make them again. I will also note that the bananas I used were super ripe.

Thanks for this recipe; it suits my improvisational baking style! I made "clear out the pantry" muffins, using a combination of bran cereal, almond meal, and AP flour; added in a bag of frozen cranberries; used sunflower seeds for the nuts; and supplemented the fresh carrots with some cooked shredded carrots (told you I was cleaning up!). I think they will be a healthy and hearty breakfast for me this week.

Best GF muffin recipe I've ever made, and I've made too many to count. I cut the recipe in half and so had a little extra egg in there, which only improved them, I suppose. Added blueberries. This recipe yields muffins that are not too sweet, and have a really great texture.

i discovered your site yesterday ! I LOVE IT! I LOOOOOOVE IT! i just made these muffins, without a DOUBT the best muffin recipe i have ever come across! and i have looked at many as i have quite a severe sensitivity to gluten ! mmmmm good!

My family can't get enough of these muffins. The basic recipe is has handled any improvisation I've thrown at it. I usually use 4 eggs and add a cup of rolled oats. I've also decreased the cinnamon to 1 tsp. and added 1/2 tsp each of ginger and mace. I love nuts and dried fruits so I don't limit those additions to 1/4 cup. The batch is generally 24 to 28 small muffins that disappear quickly. Thanks for such a great recipe!

These guys are great!<br />I was going to substitute almond flour with smth I have, but then decided to go ahead and buy one. It takes time to make (more than I think most of the muffin recipes do), but it worths it! seriously, you are having the whole great healthy breakfast packed in this little treat.